Ten phenylpropanoid amides were isolated from the whole plants of Corydalis edulis Maxim. by various of column chromatographies including silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and ODS. Their structures were identified on the basis of physicochemical properties, MS, NMR, and IR spectroscopic data. These compounds were identified as N-trans-sinapoyl-3-methoxytyramine-4'-O-β-glucoside(1), N-trans-sinapoyl-3-methoxytyramine(2), N-trans-sinapoyltyramine(3), N-trans-p-coumaroyltyramine(4), N-trans-sinapoyl-7-hydroxytyramine(5), N-cis-feruloyltyramine(6), N-cis-p-coumaroyltyramine(7), N-trans-feruloyltyramine(8), N-trans-feruloyl-3-methoxytyramine(9), and N-trans-feruloyl-7-hydroxytyramine(10). Compound 1 is a new compound. Compounds 2-7 are obtained from the plants of Papaveraceae for the first time, while compounds 8-10 are firstly isolated from C. edulis.
Amides ; analysis ; Corydalis ; chemistry ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Phytochemicals ; analysis ; Tyramine ; analysis

OBJECTIVETo separate and identify chemical constituents from stem barks of male plants of Populus tomentosa.

METHODFresh stem barks of P. tomentosa were extracted with methanol to obtain extracts which were suspended in water and blended successively with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and n-butanol. Various chromatographic techniques were used to separate and purify the constituents extracted with ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions. Their structures were identified on the basis of their physicochemical properties and spectral data.

RESULTTwelve compounds were separated with ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions and identified as benzoic acid (1), daucosterol (2), tremuloidin (3), rhamnocitrin (4), sakuranetin (5), 7-O-methylaromadendrin (6), isograndidentatin A (7), siebolside B (8), sakuranin (9), micranthoside (10), alpha-D-glucopyranose (11), and sucrose (12).

CONCLUSIONCompounds 4-12 were separated from this plant for the first time. Of them, compound 10 was separated from this plant genus for the first time.

Flavonoids ; analysis ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Phenols ; analysis ; Populus ; chemistry

This study aims to investigate whether the cultivation peony, can take the place of wild herbaceous peony by comparing the biological traits and paeoniflorin content between them. The result showed that the biomass of the stem, leaf, crown, fleshy root and fine root of wild plants were all smaller than that of bud asexual cultivated plants, while there was no significant differences in below-ground and aboveground biomass ratio between these two plants. The stele diameter, the proportion of stele, and the ratio of stele diameter to cortex thickness of wild plants were significantly higher than that of bud asexual cultivated plants, while the cortex thickness and the proportion of cortex were significantly smaller than bud asexual cultivated plants. Although the biological traits of bud asexual cultivated plants have changed significantly, the paeoniflorin content in fleshy roots has no significant difference between wild and bud asexual cultivated plants. Therefore, it is feasible to use the bud asexual cultivation to the conservation and large-scale cultivation of Paeonia laciflora, which is an endangered species.
Glucosides ; analysis ; Monoterpenes ; analysis ; Paeonia ; anatomy & histology ; chemistry ; growth & development

A new eremophilane derivative, 4,5,11-trimethyl-9( 10), 7 ( 11) -eremophiladien-8-keto-12-carboxylic acid-beta-D-glucopyranoside( which named dianthuside A) 1 and four known compounds, 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-flavonone-3-0-beta-D-glucoside (2), quercetin-3-0-beta-D-glucoside(3) ,hyperin(4) and rutin(5) have been isolated from the aerial part of Senecio dianthus. Their structures were elucidated by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic data analysis. Compounds 2, 4 and 5 were isolated from this plant for the first time.
Dianthus ; chemistry ; Glucosides ; analysis ; chemistry ; Rutin ; analysis ; chemistry ; Senecio ; chemistry

To establish an HPLC method for determination of dactylorhin A and militarine in Cremastrae Pseudobulbus/Pleiones Pseudobulbus. The analysis was achieved on an Alltech Prevail C18 column (4. 6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) using a mobile phase of acetonitrile (A), water (B) gradient elution in a total run time of 35 min (0 min, 20:80; 30 min, 55:45; 35 min, 55:45) and a diode array detector was set at 224 nm. The flow rate was 0.8 mL x min(-1). The assay displayed good linearity over the concentration range of 0.257-9.95 microg (r = 0.999 8), and 0.128-10.27 microg (r = 0.999 9), respectively. The average recoveries (n = 9) were 94.70% and 102.8% for dactylorhin A and militarine, respectively. The method is accurate, quick, simple and reproducibility. It can be used for the quality control of Pleione bulbocodioides and Pleione yunnanensis.
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Orchidaceae ; chemistry ; Succinates ; analysis

To comprehensively utilize the rich resource of Aquilaria sinensis,the ethanol extract of the leaves of A. sinensis was further chemically investigated, which led to the isolation of 12 compounds. By means of 'H- , "C-NMR, and ESI-MS data, and through comparison with those reported in literatures,their structures were identified as iriflophenone 2-(O-a-L)-rhamnoside(1) ,4'-hydroxy-5 methoxyflavone-7-O-glucoxyloside (2) ,7,3',5'-tri-O-methyltricetin(3) ,7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside of 5-O-methylapigenin(4) ,2-phenyl-ethyl-D-glucopyranoside( 5), salidroside, (6) , benzyl alcohol O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (7) , 2, 6-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenol-1-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside(8) ,vanilloloside(9) , ( + ) -syringaresinol( 10) ,beta-tocopherol( 11) and stigmast-5-ene-3beta,7alpha-diol( 12). Among them, compounds 2,3,5-9,11 and 12 were isolated from this genus for the first time. This research hopefully provides valuable data for the further utilization and development of the leaves of A. sinensis.
Glucosides ; analysis ; Glycosides ; analysis ; Phenols ; analysis ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; Plant Leaves ; chemistry ; Saponins ; analysis ; Thymelaeaceae ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo establish an HPLC method for simultaneous determination of nuzhenide, specnuezhenide, wedelolactone and oleanic acid in Erzhiwan.

METHODThe DIKMA C18 (4.6 mm x 200 mm, 5 microm) column was adopted with acetonitrile and 0.1% phosphoric acid solution as the mobile phase and gradient elution. The flow rate was 1.0 mL x min(-1) and the volume of injection was 20 microL. The column temperature was maintained at 30 degrees C and the detective wavelength was set at 215 nm.

RESULTThere were good linear relationships between the peak area and concentration at the range of 2.008-80.32 (r = 0.999 6), 5.872-234.88 (r = 0.999 7) , 0.9-36 (r = 0.999 9), 13.24-529.6 mg x L(-1) (r = 0.999 6) for nuzhenide, specnuezhenide, wedelolactone and oleanic acid, respectively. The average recovery rates of nuzhenide, specnuezhenide, wedelolactone and oleanic acid were 99.25%, 98.70%, 96.23% and 101.5%, respectively, with RSD of less than 3%.

CONCLUSIONThe established method was so easy, rapid and accurate that it can be used as an effective way for quality control of Erzhiwan.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Coumarins ; analysis ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Pyrans ; analysis

Andrographis paniculata from different parts and origins were analyzed by UPLC-PDA fingerprint to provide refererice for related preparation technology. Using the peak of andrographolide as reference, 27 common peaks were identified, and digitized UPLC-PDA fingerprints for 23 batches of andrographis paniculata were established in this research. Principal component analysis (PCA) was carried out after feature extraction. The contents of andrographolide, neoandrographolide, deoxyandrographolide, dehydroandrographolide were determined by external standard method. The Plackett-Burman design combined with pareto chart was used to analyze the factors influencing the robustness of the method. It was found that the medicinal part has a more remarkable influence on the quality of andrographis paniculata than the origin. The contents of the 4 lactones the differ greatly in the different parts of andrographis paniculata, and the pH of the mobile phase is an important factor that influenced the robustness of the method.
Andrographis ; chemistry ; Chromatography, Liquid ; methods ; Diterpenes ; analysis ; Drug Stability ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Principal Component Analysis ; Tetrahydronaphthalenes ; analysis

AIM: To provide a comprehensive procedure to evaluate the contribution of the floral parts to the yield of the major components from the flowers of Trollius chinensis, to underlay the selective breeding, cultivation, development, and utilization of the flowers. METHODS: Five floral parts from eleven batches of the flowers of T. chinensis were examined by HPLC analysis for the content of orientin and vitexin, and by gravimetric analysis for their respective mass fraction. The contribution of each floral part was calculated using mathematical methods based on the results of the content and mass fraction. Variance analysis was carried out by Kruskal-Wallis H test and PCA method. RESULTS: The calculated mean contributions of calyx, corolla, stamens and pistils, stalk, and ovary to the yield of both orientin and vitexin were 76.99% and 71.93%, 9.60% and 8.33%, 9.21% and 8.10%, 2.17% and 6.62%, and 2.03% and 5.02%, respectively. CONCLUSION The floral parts contribute unequally to the yield of orientin and vitexin, and the calyx contributes the highest and makes a significant difference compared with any other part.
Apigenin ; analysis ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; Flavonoids ; analysis ; Flowers ; chemistry ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Ranunculaceae ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents of the roots of Phlomis medicinalis.

METHODThe compounds were isolated and repeatedly purified by macroporous resin, silica gel column chromatography, TLC and PREP-HPLC. Their structures were elucidated by physical and chemical properties and NMR spectra.

RESULTTwo iridoid glucosides were obtained and elucidated as 7-epilamalbide (1), chlorotuberoside (2).

CONCLUSIONCompound 1 was a new compound, compound 2 was isolated from the plant for the first time.

Glucosides ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Iridoid Glucosides ; Iridoids ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Phlomis ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry